Best Yannick Kpodar Podcasts (2024)

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#7 Kimberly Ang: How rejection leads to what feels authentic to you 43:33

1+ y ago43:33

43:33

Kimberly Ang is the CEO of Kaya Climbing. she shares her story of regaining confidence in challenging environments. How to know when things are off, how to change situations, and embrace rejections.By Luke W. Xu

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#6 Luke W. Xu: Why I moved from Europe Germany to the US Silicon Valley 14:42

2+ y ago14:42

14:42

After being a high-performer in Germany, I am sharing four reasons from my journal in 2016 why I left Germany to pursue my American Dream in Silicon Valley. Despite the amazing life in Germany I decided to sell everything, leaving my entire life with friends and family behind. With my life in two suitcases and my desire to explore and live a differ…

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#5 Ashton Cantou: How to regulate your emotions by breaking old pattern and forming new beliefs 43:07

3y ago43:07

43:07

Ashton Cantou is a life and business coach who went from being a difficult child, arrested in jail to helping hundreds of people achieve their dreams. In this episode, she shares some of the unconscious behaviors that lead to self-sabotaging and unfulfilled relationships with herself and others. How she found her purpose and what she's learned abou…

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#4 Kexin Ye: From being victimized to taking ownership of her life 42:58

3y ago42:58

42:58

Being raised in a one-parent household, Kexin Ye went from childhood struggles and emotional traumas to becoming an entrepreneur and Apprentice ONE Championship participant. In this episode Kexin shares how her perspective and relationship with her emotions have changed through different pivotal moments in her life that have served and disserved he…

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#12: Going All In 15:39

3y ago15:39

15:39

Welcome to the Career Hacker Mini Series. These are really short episodes that get straight to the point and tackle real-world challenges among career hackers in less than 10 minutes. In this episode, we're taking a bite out of Going All In. We go through the 7 steps you'll need to build the conviction to do whatever it takes to break into a top co…

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#11: How to Land Your Dream Job After Getting Let Go with Dominik Mertens 39:23

3y ago39:23

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Welcome to the 11th episode of the Career Hackers Secrets Podcast. Today we welcome Dominik Mertens, a mother of 3 who, after running events in higher education for 15 years, lost her job due to Covid. Despite her fear of not knowing what was next, she didn't settle. She didn't lose sight of her goal, and she managed to pivot into an incredible new…

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#3 Jessica Pethrus: How journaling and therapy has helped her build and practice self-awareness 33:17

3y ago33:17

33:17

On her journey to become an empath coach Jessica is sharing her journey on how bullying and unfulfillment created tensions in her family that lead her to the topic of self-development. As an introvert, she learned to overcome people-pleasing behaviors through therapy, couples counseling, inner child, and shadow work. In this episode she shares her …

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#10: Finding Self-Compassion and Pivoting Into Your Dream Job with Selma Chang 42:56

3+ y ago42:56

42:56

Welcome to the tenth episode of the Career Hackers Secrets Podcast. Today we chat with Selma Chang, a rock star product marketer who pivoted from sales. I met Selma at LinkedIn in San Francisco a few years ago when she was passionate about pivoting into product marketing. You'll hear specifically how Selma overcame imposter syndrome and how she ove…

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#9: LinkedIn Premium, Is It Worth It? 4:49

3+ y ago4:49

4:49

Welcome to the Career Hacker Mini-Series. These are really short episodes that get straight to the point in real-world challenges among career hackers in less than 10 minutes. In this episode, we're taking a bite out of the reasons Why LinkedIn Premium is Worth It. You cannot afford to miss out on LinkedIn Premium, regardless of if you're job searc…

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#8: From Musician Touring the World to Sr. Director at Salesforce with Latrice Barnett 30:08

3+ y ago30:08

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Welcome to the sixth episode of the Career Hackers Secrets Podcast. Today we welcome Latrice Barnett. Latrice was once a band musician touring the world, and now she is a Senior Director at Salesforce in Silicon Valley. We'll get into the details of how she decided to completely change her life after 9/11 when she quit her very lucrative job to bec…

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#7: 10 Steps to Create a Killer LinkedIn Profile 8:48

3+ y ago8:48

8:48

Welcome to the Career Hacker Mini series. These are really short episodes. I get straight to the point and tackle real-world challenges among career hackers in less than 10 minutes. In this episode, we're discussing the 10 Steps to Create a Killer LinkedIn Profile. An optimized LinkedIn profile will ensure that you get noticed over and over again w…

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#6: How Angel Gonzalez leveraged soul-searching, Y-Combinator projects, and intuition to pivot into Product Marketing 36:40

3+ y ago36:40

36:40

In this episode, I introduce speaker Angel Gonzalez, and we talk about how he went from an accounting major unsure of where he was going to a product marketing manager at Linkedin. This company hires less than 1% of all applicants. Angel was a man on a mission. He shares about his process of figuring out what he wanted and then how he got it. And j…

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#5: From fashion stylist to tech, to business owner: Evolve, adapt and monetize your expertise with Lisa Francoeur 52:24

3+ y ago52:24

52:24

Welcome to the fifth episode of Career Hackers Secrets Podcast. Today we welcome Lisa Francoeur, entrepreneur, female leader and world-renowned motivational speaker. Lisa is the CEO at Fancyfied and a consultant devoted to scaling empowerment globally. She is also the cofounder of Crypto Tutors, an educational platform which is all about simplifyin…

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#4: 11 Secrets of Career Hackers 9:05

3+ y ago9:05

9:05

Welcome to the Career Hacker’s Mini Series. In this episode, we're taking a bite out of the 11 Secrets of Career Hackers. These are the principles, tips, and strategies that define a Career Hacker and set them entirely apart from other top candidates. This is for anyone at any level who is looking to get the edge, mindset, and insights to have an a…

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#3: From the front lines of Bagdad to Silicon Valley and Venture Capital with Dan Savage 51:58

3+ y ago51:58

51:58

In this episode, I introduce speaker Dan Savage, and we chat about his journey from joining the army to transitioning into tech at LinkedIn and the prestigious VC firm, Sequoia. Now he is a VP at Shift.org, where he helps fellow veterans pivot into their new civilian careers. Dan gets real with us and talks about the anxiety of not knowing what is …

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#2: 6 steps to pivot into a top tech company 6:38

3+ y ago6:38

6:38

Welcome to the Career Hackers Mini Series. These are really short episodes that get straight to the point and tackle real-world challenges among career hackers. The objective is to get the most essential advice you need in less than 10 minutes. In this episode, we're taking a bite out of the Six steps to pivot into your dream job. These are precise…

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#1: From Sales Ops to Venture Capital with Jeremiah Clark 41:43

3+ y ago41:43

41:43

Welcome to the 1st interview on the Career Hacker Secrets podcast. Today we welcome Jeremiah Clark, a black man from Atlanta, Georgia, who grew up in a single-parent household. It hasn’t been without any struggle, but Jeremiah managed to break into LinkedIn, pivot into Pinterest, and later pivoted once more into venture capital in the most competit…

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Career Hacker Secrets Podcast: Trailer #2 1:03

3+ y ago1:03

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My name is Yannick Kpodar. I'm a former Product Marketing Lead at LinkedIn, a Top 100 Product Marketing influencer, and current Global Product Marketing Director at a top 40 Startup in Europe. I'm on a quest to interview ordinary people pivoting into incredible jobs in top tech companies. From a fashion stylist to a seven-figure enterprise account …

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#2 Jessica Carey: How she found her passion and purpose through trial-and-error. A mom of five going from obesity to fitness coach. 41:43

3+ y ago41:43

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Jessica Carey is a mom of five children, a fitness coach, and an active fitness influencer on Instagram with over 15k followers. She shares her struggle to find fulfillment in doing what she loved and how her real-life pivotal moments have helped her find her passion and purpose through her curiosity, openness, and courage to try new things. In her…

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Introducing the Career Hacker Secrets Podcast! 3:57

3+ y ago3:57

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My name is Yannick Kpodar. I'm on a quest to interview ordinary people pivoting into incredible jobs in top tech companies. From a fashion stylist to a seven-figure enterprise account executive at LinkedIn, from musician to a senior director at Salesforce, from a US Army infantry officer to a VP at a startup, from a black man who grew up with his m…

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#1 Yannick Kpodar: How to pursue your goals with patience and self-compassion 45:29

3+ y ago45:29

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Yannick Kpodar shares how he was able to go from not being able to land a single job interview to helping over 1,000+ students land their dream jobs with his company Career Hacker Secrets. As Ex-Silicon Valley LinkedIn Global Product Marketing Manager and now Top 100 global product marketing influencer he shares the learnings from his real-life piv…

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Episode #14: Ryan MacInnis, Product Marketing Lead at LinkedIn 43:46

3+ y ago43:46

43:46

In this episode, Ryan and I go deep into the launch of LinkdedIn product pages, what it's like launching a new product in a remote world, and more.

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Episode #13: Julia Szatar, Senior Product Marketing Manager at Loom 35:24

3+ y ago35:24

35:24

In this episode, Julia and I go deep on one of the most important parts of any launch -- pricing and packaging.

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Episode #12: Yannick Kpodar, Global Director of Product Marketing at Payfit 33:03

3+ y ago33:03

33:03

In this episode, Yannick and I go deep into all aspects of the product launch process including how Payfit runs their launch tiering committee.

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Episode #11: Matthew Kobach, Director of Marketing at Fast 22:25

3+ y ago22:25

22:25

In this episode, Matt and I go deep on what it takes to generate buzz before launch and the concept of building in public.

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Episode #10: Marcus Andrews, PMM Group Lead at HubSpot 48:56

3+ y ago48:56

48:56

In this episode, Marcus and I go deep into how narrative design can play a major role in your launch strategy.

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Episode #9: Priyanka Srinivasan, Head of GTM at Gainsight 31:45

3+ y ago31:45

31:45

In this episode, Priyanka and I go deep on building for the customer, defining launch goals, staying tight with product, and more.

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Episode #8: David Tibbitts, Product Marketing Manager at Notion 38:06

3+ y ago38:06

38:06

In this episode, David and I go deep on one of Notion's most complex launches to date and how they leveraged their community of super fans to help.

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Episode #7: Lauren Barraco, Sr. Director of Product Marketing at Sendoso 29:19

4y ago29:19

29:19

In this episode, Lauren and I go deep on the process of working with integration partners (including her favorite Cameo artist she got to work with).

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Episode #6: Shikha Kaiwar, Product Marketing at Slack 35:07

4y ago35:07

35:07

In this episode, Shikha and I go deep into the launch of Slack's trial motion and how that became one of the company's best growth levers.

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Episode #5: Andrew Forbes, Group Product Marketing Manager at Zendesk 33:13

4y ago33:13

33:13

In this episode, Andrew and I go deep on the importance of customer feedback and how that translates back into your GTM plan.

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Episode #4: Tom Bennett, Senior Manager of Product Marketing at Bullhorn 41:12

4y ago41:12

41:12

In this episode Tom and I go deep on an unsung hero in any company's launch process, the monthly (recurring) product release.

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Episode #3: Stephen Farnsworth, Product Marketing Lead at Outreach 33:26

4y ago33:26

33:26

In this episode, Stephen and I go deep on launch events, tight timelines, and why a good work back plan will help you crush launch day.

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Episode #2: Dan Murphy, Director of Marketing at Privy 41:33

4y ago41:33

41:33

In this episode, Dan and I go deep on internal marketing, product naming mistakes, and enablement methods. Oh, and that no matter what, something will go wrong.

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Episode #1: Chris Orlob, Director of Sales at Gong 28:24

4y ago28:24

28:24

In this episode, Chris and I go deep on one of Gong's best product launches to date -- Deal Intelligence. We cover everything from his role in product marketing, to identifying pain, to test selling, and more.

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